Roscosmos announced that the refueling of the manned spacecraft with fuel and compressed gases has already begun at Baikonur. "Soyuz MS-26" will launch to the ISS on September 11.
After refueling, the ship will return to the MIK of site 254 for the final stage of preparation for launch. Traditionally, you can watch the launch on the social networks of Roscosmos.
Meanwhile, the ship's crew has already arrived at Baikonur: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Wagner, Donald Pettit and their backups - Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Johnny Kim.
They have already undergone a mandatory fitting of spacesuits and took part in the solemn ceremony of raising the flags of their countries.
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